Mary Beth Franklin

Mary Beth Franklin is a Contributing Editor at Investment News specializing in Social Security, Medicare and Retirement income. She has been a financial journalist for more than 40 years, covering everything from federal budget and tax policies as a Capitol Hill reporter for United Press International to consumer finances as a writer and editor at Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine. Mary Beth became a Certified Financial Planner in 2015 and is an in-demand speaker at conferences for financial professionals as well as a frequent guest on numerous radio and television programs. She is the author of “Maximizing Your Social Security Retirement Benefits” and host of the Retirement Repair Shop podcast. In her free time, Mary Beth likes to read, garden, ski and play the piano. She received a BA in Communications from American University in 1975 where she continues to mentor journalism students.

Mary Beth Franklin
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RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 04, 2013
Best ways to time retirement and Social Security

Earnings in months leading up to retirement date can be ignored.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 31, 2013
Decoding Social Security rules for spouses

Flood of questions uncover common misperceptions.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 29, 2013
Parsing Social Security rules for spouses

Mary Beth Franklin unwraps the puzzle of Social Security claiming options for married couples.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 29, 2013
Social Security rules can wreak havoc on divorce plans

YOUR PRACTICE WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY JUL 28, 2013
The feminine famine in financial services

Shortage of female advisers to guide growing ranks of women investors

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2013
Deconstructing Social Security's earnings test

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 26, 2013
Reports of the death of retirement savings greatly exaggerated

New data reveal more cash stashed away than thought; plan sponsors wising up.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 24, 2013
SocSec spousal eligibility grows

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2013
Replacement rates fall as women's earnings rise

Mary Beth Franklin on how working women are raising household income but also dramatically skewing Social Security payouts.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2013
Mary Beth Franklin: Working women dramatically skewing Social Security payouts

Household replacement rates decline as women's earnings increase

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